Phrasal Verbs / Prep. Flashcards
To become familiar with a new way of life, place or job
Settle in
to begin to be involved with a particular person or group
Get in with
to be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money:
How can we _____ such a shoestring budget?
We can ______ four computers at the moment, but we’ll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.
GET BY
get by ON
get by WITH
to escape with something, especially something stolen
They ___________ with a brand new PS5
(make off with something)
to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant
During my first year of teaching, I had to ………. very tough conditions.
(come up against something)
to take the place of something that has been lost or damaged (replace)
Nothing can ________ the loss of a child.
(make up for something)
to make people understand something
I sometimes have trouble ____ maths explanations ______ my learners, when I don’t like the content.
get something across to someone
To move, or to move something downwards (fall)
to come off
to have no expectations ____ an upturn
for / of
A time that is ____ is a long time before or after the present:
some point in the ____ future
There was no such book in those____days.
FAR-OFF
to produce words, loud music or things in a way that is repeated, forceful, and continuous:
The government keeps _____ the same old propaganda.
The universities ____more and more graduates every year.
pump out
pumping out
to gradually make something weaker, smaller, or less effective
The increasing economic power of women can ____at the self-worth of young men
The company’s dominance of the market is gradually being ____.
chip away
chipped away
